The Weeknd and Shakira are set to headline the 2025 Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park, with Hugh Jackman returning as host. Co-founder Hugh Evans joins Morning Joe to unveil the lineup and explain how fans can earn free tickets by taking action on global issues like clean energy,

The Weeknd and Shakira will headline 2025 Global Citizen Festival in New York, with Tyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist also performing.

The 2025 Global Citizen Festival will return to Central Park this September. The Weeknd and Shakira will headline the Sept. 27 show, which will return to the Great Lawn and be hosted for the 11th time by Hugh Jackman. Tyla, Ayra Starr and Mariah the Scientist will perform. More performers are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.